COMPASS - Communication & Public Awareness

These awards recognize businesses, individuals,
and projects that have demonstrated leadership
in supporting the goals and vision of the Treasure
Valley’s regional long-range transportation
plan, Communities in Motion. Awards were presented
on December 21, 2009, at the COMPASS Board
holiday luncheon.

Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination;
there were many high quality nominations to choose
from. Nominations for the 2010 Leadership in Motion
awards will open in August 2010. Check this page for
details. Click on the links below to read the nominations
and learn more about the winning projects, businesses,
and individuals. Link to news release.

Senator John McGee accepts the award for “Leadership by Example: Elected Official” from COMPASS Board Chair Garret Nancolas and Executive Director Matt Stoll.

2009 Leadership in Motion Award Winners:

Leadership by Example Award, Ada County

City of Meridian , Meridian City Hall

Leadership by Example Award, Canyon County

City of Nampa, Nampa Citywide Transportation Plan

Leadership in Private Business Award, Ada County

The Masonry Center, Inc. , for leadership in facilitating safer pedestrian crossing on Orchard Street in Boise

Leadership in Private Business Award, Canyon County

W&H Pacific , for work on Interstate 84, Exit 29 in Canyon County

Leadership by Example Award, Individual

Gary Segers , citizen volunteer, COMPASS Public Participation Committee

Leadership by Example Award, Elected Official

Senator John McGee , Chair Senate Transportation Committee

COMPASS earned the Platinum Level Alternative Transportation Champion award for the 2010 May in Motion competition. May in Motion is a month-long promotion to reward employers for educating their employees about transportation-related issues and encouraging their use of in transportation alternatives. The platinum level is the highest level achievable in the competition. To earn this, COMPASS staff used alternative transportation (bus, bike, carpool, etc.) for a combined 124 trips to/from the COMPASS office, thus avoiding driving 910 miles. Every member of the COMPASS staff used alternative transportation at least once during the month-long event.
COMPASS received an Award of Merit for its 2008/2009 Education Series from the Idaho Chapter of the American Planning Association at the association’s annual conference in October 2009. The education series was honored in the Public Outreach category for providing high quality outreach and education to members of the public and the planning community.
COMPASS earned the Platinum Level Alternative Transportation Champion award for the 2009 May in Motion competition. May in Motion is a month-long promotion to reward employers for educating their employees about transportation-related issues and encouraging their use of in transportation alternatives. The platinum level is the highest level achievable in the competition. To earn this, COMPASS staff used alternative transportation (bus, bike, carpool, etc.) for a combined 242 trips to/from the COMPASS office, thus avoiding driving 1,569 miles. Every member of the COMPASS staff used alternative transportation at least once during the month-long event.
A panel of judges on the 2008 Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration's Transportation Planning Excellence Award Program (TPEA), which is co-sponsored by the American Planning Association, selected Communities in Motion Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan 2030 for Honorable Mention recognition. COMPASS was applauded for their outstanding planning achievement.
The International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) selected Communities in Motion:Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan 2030 as a 2007 Project of the Year Merit Award winner. The award was presented at the annual meeting of IAP2 on November 15, 2007. The COMPASS project was one of five awarded, from a slate of 22 projects worldwide. COMPASS was acknowledged for its use of innovative public participation techniques and for successfully involving the public in the planning process.
The Association for Metropolitan Planning Organizations (AMPO) National Award for Outstanding Achievement in Metropolitan Transportation Planning was presented to COMPASS for Communities in Motion:Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan 2030. The award was presented at the Clinton Library in Little Rock, Arkansas on October 4, 2007 during the AMPO Annual Conference.
At the Idaho Press Club Awards on Saturday, May 5, 2007, COMPASS received:

First Place, Feature Writing/Public Relations - for an editorial about open space planning in the Idaho Statesman, May 28, 2006.

First Place, Website General Excellence/Public Relations - for the new COMPASS website, www.compassidaho.org.

First Place, Website Special Purpose - for the Communities in Motion website, www.communitiesinmotion.org.

Second Place, Special Purpose Publication - for the Communities in Motion Executive Summary Booklet.

Honorable Mention - for the Communities in Motion Newsletter.

The International Summit Creative Awards committee, comprised of 16 judges from 7 countries, awarded COMPASS a Bronze in the category of Public Service/Advocacy Multiple-Media Campaign. This includes the Communities in Motion website, newsletter series, postcards, and the Communities in Motion booklet with CD-Rom.
The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) presents COMPASS with the 2007 Excellence in Transportation Award [Transportation Planning-Large Project] for Communities in Motion: Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan 2030. ITD awarded the prize in Boise at its 2007 Project Development Conference on April 4-5.

During presentation of the award, ITD noted that "Communities in Motion" is the most significant and robust approach to planning regionally for transportation to date in Idaho. The quality of work, coordination and communication, and the final Plan serves as an example for regional planning throughout Idaho and the nation."
Idaho Smart Growth presented Communities in Motion: Regional Long-Range Transportation Plan 2030 a Certificate of Appreciation � Adopted by COMPASS in the Public Policy and Planning Award Category.
COMPASS was awarded the Idaho Advertising Federation's Rockie Award in the Collateral and Public Service categories for the "Communities in Conversation" postcard.
American Council of Engineering Companies of Idaho awarded COMPASS and Kittleson & Associates, Inc. a First Place and Grand Award for "innovative techniques and high future value of the project" (Communities in Motion).